Robert Menzies

Developing a currency for ...

Early currency in New South Wales was somewhat troubled and unstable, with its beginnings in ... continue

Change to Decimal Currency, ...

Although investigated as an alternative as early as 1901, the decimal system was initially introduced ... continue

Ernest Biggs Richardson

RICHARDSON, ERNEST BIGGS (1903-1965), banker, was born on 6 July 1903 at Trangie, New South ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Norman Lawson

John Norman Lawson (1897 - 1956), by Elliott & Fry, 1935, courtesy of National Library of Australia ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Archie Galbraith Cameron

Archie Galbraith Cameron (1895 - 1956), by unknown photographer, courtesy of National Library of Australia. nla ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Joseph Palmer Abbott

Joseph Palmer (Joe) Abbott (1891 - 1965), by unknown photographer, c1940, courtesy of National Library of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Joseph Benedict Chifley

Joseph Benedict (Ben) Chifley (1885 - 1951), by unknown photographer, 1940s, courtesy of National Library of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Christian Brynhild Ochiltree Jollie ...

SMITH, CHRISTIAN BRYNHILD OCHILTREE JOLLIE (1885-1963), solicitor, was born on 15 March 1885 at Parkville ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir Robert Archdale Parkhill

Sir Robert Archdale Parkhill (1878 - 1947), by Sidney Riley, 1927-37, courtesy of National Library of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir Eric Winslow Woodward

Sir Eric Winslow Woodward (1899 - 1967), by unknown photographer, 1945, courtesy of Australian War Memorial ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Victor Desmond Courtney

COURTNEY, VICTOR DESMOND (1894-1970), journalist, was born on 27 May 1894 at Raymond Terrace, New ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Harold Edward Holt

Harold Edward Holt (1908 - 1967), by unknown photographer, 1950s, courtesy of National Library of Australia ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Malcolm Henry Ellis

ELLIS, MALCOLM HENRY (1890-1969), journalist and historian, was born on 21 August 1890 at Narine ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

William Patrick Ashley

William Patrick (Bill) Ashley (1881 - 1958), by unknown photographer, courtesy of Australian War Memorial. 010019 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir Kenneth McColl Anderson

ANDERSON, Sir KENNETH MCCOLL (1909-1985), real-estate agent, property valuer and politician, was born on 11 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay

Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (1879 - 1969), by Max Dupain, courtesy of National Portrait Gallery. 2003 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir Douglas Frank Hewson ...

PACKER, Sir DOUGLAS FRANK HEWSON (1906-1974), media proprietor, was born on 3 December 1906 at ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir Thomas Albert Blamey

Sir Thomas Albert Blamey (1884 - 1951), by unknown photographer, courtesy of Australian War Memorial. 000305 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Ernest Henry Burgmann

Ernest Henry Burgmann (1885 - 1967), by unknown photographer, 1936, courtesy of National Library of Australia ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sir Oliver Howard Beale

BEALE, Sir OLIVER HOWARD (18981983), barrister, politician, diplomat and company director, was born on 10 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography